Public roads in Hungary are ranked according to importance and traffic as follows:
- controlled-access highway (gyorsforgalmi út – pl. gyorsforgalmi utak) – colour: blue; designation: M followed by one or two digits. It has two categories: motorways and expressways.
- motorways (autópálya – pl. autópályák): 2+2 travel lanes and emergency lane, central reservation, no at-grade intersections
- expressway (autóút – pl. autóutak): mostly 2+2 travel lanes without emergency line, central reservation, some at-grade intersections
- main roads (főút – pl. főutak) – colour: green; designation: one, two or three digits
- primary main roads (elsődrendű főút – pl. elsőrendű főutak): national importance roads
- secondary main roads (másodrendű főút – pl. másodrendű főutak): regional importance roads
- side roads (mellékút - pl. mellékutak) – colour: green; designation: with four or five digits
- municipal roads (önkormányzati út- pl. önkormányzati utak)
Some of the national roads are part of the European route scheme.
European routes passing through Hungary: E60; E65; E66; E68; E71; E73; E75; E77; E79 (Class A); E573; E653; E661 (Class B).
Highways
They have one lane in each direction, signs are white-on-blue and the normal speed limit is 130 km/h, in expressways 110 km/h. According to the Állami Autópályakezelő Zrt. ("State Motorway Management Plc."), the total length of the Hungarian motorway system was 1,400.6 kilometers in 2013. The construction of the Hungarian motorway system started in 1964 with M7, which finished in 1975 between Budapest and Lake Balaton. The total length of the system reached 200 km in 1980, 500 km in 1998, and 1000 km in 2007.
Road signs are white shield on blue and the abbreviation for both types of highways is M.
The main differences are that motorways feature emergency lanes and the maximum allowed speed limit is 130 km/h (81 mph), while expressways may be built without them and the speed limit is 110 km/h (68 mph).
- Motorways are public roads with controlled access which are designated for motor vehicles only, and feature two carriageways with at least two continuous lanes each with paved emergency lanes, divided by a median. They have no one-level intersections with any roads or other forms of land and water transport. They are equipped with roadside rest areas, which are intended only for the users of the motorway.
- Expressways share most of the characteristics of motorways, differing mainly in that:
- Expressways may be built without paved emergency lanes.
- Expressways are designated for lower speed than motorways. For example, the road curvature can be higher and the lanes are usually narrower (3.5 m vs 3.75 m).
- Expressways can have a single carriageway on sections with low traffic density.
Development of the overall length (at the end of):
| Year | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | dec 2023 |
| Length | 7 | 85 | 132 | 213 | 302 | 347 | 384 | 531 | 777 | 1,241 | 1,399 | 1,745 | 1,880 |
List of highways
- Highways in service:
M1 |
M3 |
M4 |
M5 |
M6 |
M7 |
M8 |
M15 |
M30 |
M31 |
M35 |
M43 |
M60 |
M70
M0 |
M2 |
M4 |
M9 |
M19 |
M25 |
M44 |
M49 |
M51 |
M76 |
M85 |
M86
- Proposed Highways:
M10 | M32 | M34 | M71 | M87 | M100 | M200
Main roads
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They have one lane in each direction, signs are white-on-green and the normal speed limit is 90 km/h.
Primary main roads
Roads categorized as state roads, primary main roads are 2,169 km in total length as of December 2022. The routes are marked with one, two, or three-digit numbers.
Secondary main road
Roads categorized as state roads, class IIb are 4,849 km in total length as of December 2022. The routes are marked with two or three-digit numbers.
| Designation | Route | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
 101
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Hegyeshalom (Main road 1) - M1 motorway | 001 km | |
 102
|
Herceghalom (Main road 1) - Zsámbék - Pilisjászfalu (Main road 10) | 023 km | |
 11
|
Óbuda (Main road 10) - Szentendre - Esztergom - Main road 117 | 072 km | |
 111
|
Esztergom (Main road 11) - Dorog (Main road 10) | 008 km | |
 117
|
Bypass of Dorog | 016 km | |
 12
|
Vác (M2 epressway) - Nagymaros - Szob | 027 km | |
 13
|
Border with Slovakia  / Bypass of Komárom - Nagyigmánd - Kisbér (Main road 81)
|
029 km | |
| 132 | Old Komárom section of Main road 13 (Border with Slovakia  / Komárom - Main road 13)
|
004 km | |
 14
|
Győr (Main road 81) - Vámosszabadi / Border with Slovakia 
|
013 km | |
 211
|
Old Salgótarján section of Main road 21 | 003 km | |
 22
|
Rétság (Main road 2) - Balassagyarmat - Szécsény - Salgótarján (Main road 21) Old section of Main road 2 |
067 km | |
 222
|
Balassagyarmat (Main road 22) / Border with Slovakia 
|
002 km | |
 23
|
Bátonyterenye (Main road 21) - Pétervására - Tarnalelesz (Main road 25) | 033 km | |
 24
|
Gyöngyös (Main road 3) - Recsk - Sirok - Eger (Main road 25) | 060 km | |
 25
|
Kerecsend (Main road 3) - Eger - Tarnalelesz - Ózd - Bánréve (Main road 26) | 082 km | |
| 251 | Maklár (M25 expressway) - Füzesabony (Main road 3) | 004 km | |
 252
|
Part of the southern bypass of Eger (Main road 25 - M25 expressway) | 001 km | |
 253
|
Mezőkövesd (Main road 3) - Andornaktálya (M25 expressway) Old section of Side road 2502 |
012 km | |
 26
|
Miskolc (Main road 3) - Kazincbarcika - Putnok - Bánréve / Border with Slovakia 
|
045 km | |
| 260 | Bypass of Sajószentpéter and Berente | 0011 km | |
 27
|
Sajószentpéter (Main road 26) - Edelény - Szendrő - Tornanádaska / Border with Slovakia | 055 km | |
 302
|
Emőd (Main road 3) - M3 motorway | 008 km | |
 304
|
Southern bypass of Miskolc (Main road 3 - M30 motorway) | 004 km | |
 306
|
Northern bypass of Miskolc (M30 motorway - Main road 26) | 006 km | |
 31
|
Budapest - Gyömrő - Nagykáta - Jászberény - Jászapáti - Heves - Füzesabony (Main road 33) | 126 km | |
 311
|
Nagykáta (Main road 31) - Farmos - Cegléd (Main road 4) | 034 km | |
 32
|
Hatvan (M3 motorway) - Jászberény - Újszász - Szolnok (Main road 4) | 080 km | |
 33
|
Füzesabony (Main road 3) - Tiszafüred - Hortobágy - Debrecen (Main road 4) | 111 km | |
 331
|
Western bypass of Mezőkövesd (Main road 3 - M30 motorway) | 006 km | |
 338
|
Western bypass of Nyíregyháza (M3 motorway - Main road 38) | 007 km | |
 34
|
Tiszafüred (Main road 33) - Kunmadaras - Kunhegyes - Fegyvernek (Main road 4) | 055 km | |
 35
|
Nyékládháza (Main road 3) - Tiszaújváros - Polgár - Hajdúböszörmény - Debrecen (Main road 4) | 086 km | |
| 0000351 | Introduction road of Tiszaújváros (Main road 35 - M3 motorway) | 008 km | |
 36
|
Polgár Main road Main road 35) - Tiszavasvári - Nyíregyháza (Main road 38) | 050 km | |
 37
|
Felsőzsolca (Main road 3) - Szerencs - Sárospatak - Sátoraljaújhely / Border with Slovakia 
|
076 km | |
 38
|
Tarcal (Main road Main road 37) - Tokaj - Rakamaz - Nyíregyháza (Main road 4) | 037 km | |
 381
|
Sátoraljaújhely (Main road 37) - Cigánd - Kisvárda (Main road 4) | 047 km | |
 39
|
Encs (Main road 3) - Abaújszántó - Mezőzombor (Main road 37) | 036 km | |
 401
|
M4 expressway - Main road 4 near Abony | 001 km | |
 402
|
Southern Introduction road of Szolnok (Main road 4 - Main road 32) | 006 km | |
| 0000404 | Eastern bypass of Üllő (M4 expressway – Main road 4); Old section of Main road 4 | 002 km | |
 406
|
Abony (M4 expressway) – Szolnok (Main road 4-32) | 004 km | |
 427
|
Berettyóújfalu Old section of Main road 42 |
003 km | |
 430
|
Eastern bypass of Makó (M43 motorway - Main road 43) | 008 km | |
 431
|
Kiszombor (Main road 43) / Border with Romania 
|
006 km | |
 441
|
Cegléd (Main road 4) - Nagykőrös - Kecskemét (Main road 5) | 031 km | |
 442
|
Szolnok (Main road 4) - Martfű - Kunszentmárton (Main road 44) | 043 km | |
 443
|
Szarvas (Main road 44) - Gyomaendrőd (Main road 46) | 019 km | |
 444
|
Western bypass and Southern Introduction road of Békéscsaba | 002 km | |
 445
|
Northeastern bypass of Kecskemét (Main road 44 - Hetényegyháza) | 013 km | |
| 446 | Old Békéscsaba section of Main road 44 | 002 km | |
 45
|
Kunszentmárton (Main road 44) - Szentes - Hódmezővásárhely (Main road 47) | 053 km | |
 451
|
Szentes (Main road 45) - Csongrád - Kiskunfélegyháza (Main road 5) | 042 km | |
 46
|
Törökszentmiklós (Main road 4) - Mezőtúr - Gyomaendrőd - Mezőberény (Main road 47) | 066 km | |
 47
|
Debrecen (Main road 4) - Berettyóújfalu - Szeghalom - Mezőberény - Békéscsaba - Orosháza - Hódmezővásárhely - Szeged (Main road 5) | 215 km | |
 470
|
Mezőberény (Main road 47) - Békés - Békéscsaba (Main road 446) Old section of Main road 47 |
021 km | |
 471
|
Debrecen (Main road 4) - Nyíradony - Nyírbátor - Mátészalka (Main road 49) | 073 km | |
| 0000472 | Old Hódmezővásárhely section of Main road 47 | 007 km | |
 474
|
Old Orosháza section of Main road 47 | 013 km | |
 48
|
Debrecen (Main road 4) - Vámospércs - Nyírbátor / Border with Romania 
|
030 km | |
 481
|
Southern bypass of Debrecen (Main road 47 - M35 motorway) | 006 km | |
 49
|
Vaja (Main road 41) - Mátészalka - Csenger - Csengersima / Border with Romania 
|
057 km | |
 491
|
Győrtelek (Main road 49) - Fehérgyarmat - Tiszabecs / Border with Ukraina | 020 km | |
 493
|
Baktalórántháza (Main road 41) - Nyírbátor (Main road 471) | 020 km | |
 51
|
Soroksár (M0 expressway) - Solt - Kalocsa - Baja - Hercegszántó / Border with Serbia 
|
191 km | |
 510
|
Old Soroskár, Dunaharaszti and Taksony section of Main road 51 | 011 km | |
 511
|
East bypass of Baja (Main road 51 - Main road 55) | 004 km | |
 512
|
Western bypass of Kalocsa | 004 km | |
 513
|
Old Dunavecse and Apostag section of Main road 51 | 008 km | |
 52
|
Kecskemét (Main road 5) - Solt - Dunaföldvár (Main road 6) | 064 km | |
 53
|
Solt (Main road 52) - Kiskőrös - Soltvadkert - Kiskunhalas - Tompa / Border with Serbia 
|
089 km | |
 54
|
Kecskemét (Main roads 5-44) - Bugacpusztaháza - Soltvadkert - Sükösd (Main road 51) | 092 km | |
 541
|
Southern Introduction road of Kecskemét (Main road 5 - Main road 54) | 004 km | |
 542
|
Western bypass of Kiskunfélegyháza | 009 km | |
 55
|
Szeged (Main road 5) - Mórahalom - Mélykút - Baja - Bátaszék (M6 motorway) | 122 km | |
 551
|
Introduction road of Baja (Old section of Main Road 55) | 002 km | |
 56
|
Szekszárd (Main road 6) - Bátaszék - Mohács - Udvar / Border with Croatia 
|
061 km | |
 57
|
Pécs (Main road 6) - Bóly - Mohács | 038 km | |
 578
|
Eastern bypass of Pécs (Main road 6 - M60 motorway) | 009 km | |
 58
|
Pécs (Main road 6) - Harkány - Drávaszabolcs / Border with Croatia 
|
033 km | |
| Sign | Number | Route | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
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61 | Dunaföldvár - Cece - Simontornya - Tamási - Dombóvár - Kaposvár - Nagykanizsa (Intersection with Motorway M7) | 195 km |
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610 | Kaposvár (old section of Main road 61) | 016 km |
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611 | Dombóvár - Sásd | 014 km |
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62 | Dunaújváros (Intersection with Main road 6) - Seregélyes - Székesfehérvár | 047 km |
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63 | Szekszárd (Intersection with Main road 6) - Cece - Sárbogárd - Székesfehérvár (Intersection with Motorway M7) | 090 km |
| 631 | Motorway M6 - Main road 63 | 05 km | |
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64 | Simontornya - Enying (Intersection with Main road 7) | 037 km |
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65 | Szekszárd (Intersection with Main road 6) - Tamási - Siófok | 085 km |
| 651 | Tamási bypass (Main road 65 - Main road 61) | 010 km | |
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66 | Pécs - Sásd - Kaposvár (Intersection with Main roads 61 and 610) | 054 km |
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67 | Szigetvár - Kaposvár - Balatonlelle | 090 km |
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68 | Barcs - Nagyatád - Marcali - Balatonszentgyörgy (Intersection with Main roads 7 and 76) | 095 km |
| 681 | Nagyatád (Intersection with Main road 68) - Border with Croatia  near Berzence
|
024 km | |
| 682 | Marcali (old section of Main road 68) | 006 km | |
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71 | Lepsény (Intersection with Main road 7) - Balatonfűzfő - Balatonalmádi - Balatonfüred - Balatonederics - Keszthely (Intersection with Main road 76) | 116 km |
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710 | Balatonakarattya (Intersection with Main road 71) - Balatonfűzfő (Intersection with Main road 72) | 017 km |
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72 | Balatonfűzfő - Litér - Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 8) | 007 km |
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73 | Csopak (Intersection with Main road 71) - Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 8) | 013 km |
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74 | Nagykanizsa (Intersection with Main road 7) - Bak - Zalaegerszeg - Vasvár (Intersection with Main road 8) | 075 km |
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75 | Keszthely (Intersection with Main road 71) - Pacsa - Bak - Rédics | 069 km |
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76 | Balatonszentgyörgy (Intersection with Main roads 7 and 68) - Sármellék - Zalaegerszeg - Nádasd (Intersection with Main road 86) | 082 km |
| 760 | Main road 75 - Hévíz - Main road 76 | 00- km | |
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761 | Zalaegerszeg north bypass (Main road 74 - Main road 76) | 00- km |
| 762 | Zalaegerszeg (old section of Main road 76) | 00- km | |
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77 | Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 71) - Nagyvázsony - Tapolca - Lesencetomaj (Intersection with Main road 84) | 054 km |
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81 | Székesfehérvár (Intersection with Main road 8) - Mór - Kisbér - Győr | 081 km |
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811 | Székesfehérvár - Lovasberény - Felcsút - Bicske (Intersection with Main road 1) | 042 km |
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813 | Győr northeast bypass (Intersection with Motorway M1 - Main road 14) | 013 km |
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82 | Veszprém (Intersection with Main road 8) - Zirc - Pannonhalma - Győr | 080 km |
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821 | Győr (Main road 83 - Main road 1) | 003 km |
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83 | Városlőd (Intersection with Main road 8) - Pápa - Tét - Győr | 076 km |
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830 | Veszprém north bypass (Main road 82 – Main road 8) | 007 km |
| 832 | Pápa (Intersection with Main road 83) - Pápateszér - Veszprémvarsány (Intersection with Main road 82) | 030 km | |
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834 | Pápa (Intersection with Main road 83) - Celldömölk - Sárvár-Hegyközség (Intersection with Main road 84) | 041 km |
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84 | Balatonederics (Intersection with Main road 71) - Sümeg - Sárvár - Hegyfalu - Border with Austria  near Sopron
|
132 km |
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85 | Győr (Intersection with Main road 1) - Csorna - Kapuvár - Nagycenk (Intersection with Main road 84) | 072 km |
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86 | Mosonmagyaróvár - Csorna - Répcelak - Szombathely - Körmend - Zalalövő - Border with Slovenia  near Rédics
|
159 km |
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861 | Border with Austria  near Kópháza
|
002 km |
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87 | Kám - Rum - Szombathely - Border with Austria  near Kőszeg
|
049 km |
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88 | Sárvár (Intersection with Main road 84) - Vát (Intersection with Main road 86) | 012 km |
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89 | Szombathely (Intersection with Main road 87) - Torony - Border with Austria  near Bucsu
|
018 km |
Local roads
Minor, local roads in the country are designated as "local roads". The total length of these roads is 23,780 km and are marked with four or some five-digit numbers, while the rest have consisted of macadam and earthen roads.
European routes
Main article: List of E-roads in HungaryThe following European routes pass through Hungary:
Class A
E60: (France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Austria) – Hegyeshalom – Mosonmagyaróvár – Győr – Tatabánya – Budapest – Szolnok – Püspökladány – Ártánd – (Romania, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China)
E65: (Sweden, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia) – Rajka – Csorna – Szombathely – Körmend – Zalaegerszeg – Nagykanizsa – Letenye – (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Greece)
E66: (Italy, Austria) – Rábafüzes – Körmend – Ajka – Veszprém – Székesfehérvár – Dunaújváros – Kecskemét – Cegléd
E68: Szeged – Makó – Csanádpalota – (Romania)
E71: (Slovakia) – Tornyosnémeti – Miskolc – Füzesabony – Hatvan – Budapest – Székesfehérvár – Siófok – Nagykanizsa – Letenye – (Croatia)
E73: Budapest – Dunaújváros – Paks – Szekszárd – Mohács – Udvar – (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
E75: (Norway, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia) – Rajka – Győr – Tatabánya – Budapest – Kecskemét – Szeged – Röszke – (Serbia, North Macedonia, Greece)
E77: (Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Poland, Slovakia) – Parassapuszta – Vác – Budapest
E79: Miskolc – Polgár – Debrecen – Berettyóújfalu – Ártánd – (Romania, Bulgaria, Greece)
Class B
E573: Püspökladány – Debrecen – Nyíregyháza – Záhony – (Ukraina)- E575: (Slovakia) – Vámosszabadi – Győr
E579: Görbeháza – Nyíregyháza – Vásárosnamény – Beregdaróc
E653: (Slovenia) – Tornyiszentmiklós – Letenye
E661: Balatonkeresztúr – Nagyatád – Barcs – (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
See also
References
- Állami Autópályakezelő Zrt. (ÁAK) (2013). "Az ÁAK által kezelt úthálózat részletes adatai (2013)". Archived from the original on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ^ "Az állami közúthálózatról - Országos közúthálózat hossza 2005-2022". magyarkozut.hu. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- "UNECE document ECE/TRANS/SC.1/2016/03/Rev1 "European Agreement On Main International Traffic Arteries (AGR)"" (PDF). The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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